Puma reported first-quarter net income that surpassed analysts' estimates and raised its 2010 guidance…
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USDA Donates $500,000 to “More Kids in the Woods”
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA's Forest Service will contribute $500,000 in 2010 to the “More Kids in the Woods” program for projects that promote active lifestyles and connect kids to nature..
Taiwan’s Bike Exports Grow 2.3% in First Quarter
Taiwan's bicycle industry saw exports in the first quarter this year grow to US$417 million, led by gains in the UK and Eastern European markets…
Jones Apparel’s Q1 Profits Surge
Jones Apparel Group Inc.l posted a profit of $39.2 million, or 45 cents a share, up from $300,000 a year earlier. Excluding restructuring and other charges, earnings jumped to 47 cents from 28 cents a share…
Skechers Profits Soar as Q1 Revenues Catapult 44%
Skechers Inc. reported first-quarter sales jumped 43.5% to $492.8 million compared to $343.5 million in the first quarter of 2009. Operating income for the first quarter of 2010 was $81.0 million compared to $6.2 million in the first quarter of 2009…
Kobe Bryant Remains Best-Selling NBA Jersey
The Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant once again topped the NBA's list of most popular jerseys, where he has reigned as No. 1 since the start of the 2008-09 season. The list is based on sales at the NBA Store in New York City and on NBAStore.com s
Tim Tebow Best-Selling NFL Draft Jersey
Tim Tebow's No. 15 Denver Broncos jersey has sold more than any rookie since the league started tracking sales at NFLShop.com. He surpassed the record established by Jets QB Mark Sanchez after his selection at No. 5 overall last year…
Sunice Forms Corporate Markets Division
Sunice, the Montreal-based maker of golf apparel and outerwear, announced the formation of a new Corporate Markets division for its Sunice U.S.A. affiliate…
RECALL: ICON Inversion Benches
About 33,000 Nordic Track Revitalize, Gold's Gym, and Weider Club Inversion Benches are being recalled. ICON Health & Fitness has received 75 reports of incidents involving the strap breaking or the ankle clamp releasing, including 23 injuries, some
RECALL: Ocean Management Buoyancy Compensators
About 20,000 Buoyancy Compensators used for Scuba Diving and made by Ocean Management Systems Inc., of Middletown, N.Y. are being recalled. The buoyancy compensator seal ring could crack, posing a drowning hazard to divers, according to the The U.S. Consu
HEAD Announces Tennis Promotion
HEAD has launched a new Improve YOUR Game – Reward YOUR Feet promotion. Throughout the month of May, tennis players can purchase a YOUTEKTM tour racquet and receive a pair of HEAD performance tennis shoes for $25…
Hilco Sells Tommy Armour to The Sports Authority
Hilco Consumer Capital and The Sports Authority, Inc announced the sale of all intellectual property, trademarks and third-party licensee agreements of HCC's Tommy Armour Golf business to Sports Authority…
Sport Supply Acquires Coaches Sports Corner and Greg Larson Sports
Sport Supply Group, Inc. has acquired substantially all of the assets of Coaches Sports Corner, a regional team sports distributor based in Sandusky, Ohio, and certain assets of Greg Larson Sports, a national cataloger and regional team sports distributor
Iconix 1Q Profit Rises 58%
Iconix Brand Group Inc. said first-quarter earnings rose 58%. The comapny also raised its outlook and announced it would acquire licensing rights to Snoopy, Charlie Brown and the rest of the “Peanuts” gang for $175 million in cash from E.W. Scripps Co…
Vasque to Sponsor Project America Runner
Vasque is honored to announce their sponsorship of Mike Eherdt, a veteran and retired US Postal worker from Driggs, ID, on his Project America Run. Eherdt is running 4522 miles, from coast to coast across the US, to honor fallen troops in Iraq and has sel